Hunt v. Searcy
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Nay Circuit Court. — Hon. E. J. Broactdus, Judge. (1) In an ejectment suit, if plaintiffs recover, it must be on tbe strength of their own titles.
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Appeal from Nay Circuit Court. — Hon. E. J. Broactdus, Judge. (1) In an ejectment suit, if plaintiffs recover, it must be on tbe strength of their own titles. The evidence conclusively shows that Michael Turnage, Sr., was insane from 1842 to his death in 1876, and the records if admitted establish that he was judicially determined to be insane by the county court in 1852. (2) Michael Turnage, Sr., being thus declared insane was incapable of mating a contract in the premises. 1 N. S. 1855, see. 32, p. 868. (3) Having been declared insane, this disability remains until application for removal…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
Ejectment for a portion of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 17, township 53, range 28, in Eay county. The suit was begun October 17, 1898, and the ouster is laid as of the — day of February, 1897. The plaintiffs are the bodily heirs of Jane Eowland, who died in February, 1897. The defendant Searcy is the tenant in possession, under the administrators of E. P. Tiffin, and the other defendants are the heirs of E. P. Tiffin. The petition is in the usual form. The ansAver of Searcy disclaims any interest in the land, and sets up his tenancy. The answer of the other…
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